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Fritters & Dumplings, Recipes, Sides, Snacks

Caramel Tofu Tahini Dumplings

April 21, 2020 No Comments

If there is one thing lockdown has taught me, it’s the importance of dumplings. Whether they’re store-bought or homemade, dumplings are the chill dinner we all need and deserve. They store long-term in the freezer and take mere moments to cook directly from frozen in a nonstick pan. And if you treat your nonstick right, it’s the easiest piece of equipment to clean in all of modern cookery. I realize I posted a potsticker recipe just a few months ago. But desperate dim-sum-free times call for frequent dumpling recipes, so I hope you won’t find today’s Caramel Tofu Tahini Dumplings too repetitive.

Fish & Seafood, Grains & Legumes, Recipes

Tuna Tahchin with Green Lentils & Preserved Lemon

April 16, 2020 No Comments

Tuna Tahchin with Green Lentils and Preserved Lemons

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What you’re looking at looks pretty elegant, doesn’t it? Some might even call it ostentatious in this current climate. But what you’re actually looking at is a handful of pantry staples, the end of a yogurt container and a few egg yolks. This Tuna Tahchin with Green Lentils and Preserved Lemon is my pantry’s take on the classic Iranian dish – Tahchin. Tahchin is a sort of rice cake bound together by yogurt and eggs and seasoned with saffron. It can stay as simple as that and still be called a tahchin. But most versions include a layer of protein, most often chicken, in the center. I made it with tuna, lentils and preserved lemon because that’s what I have in my house right now.

Eggs, Grains & Legumes, Pork, Recipes

Bacon and Egg Fried Rice

April 10, 2020 No Comments

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This was supposed to be a dessert. It was supposed to be a festive and Easter-y treat… but also unleavened to acknowledge the Jewish half of this household. But as you can clearly see, this Bacon and Egg Fried Rice is not a dessert. I mean, unless you have a fairly loose definition of the term “dessert”. Very loose…and weird.

Grains & Legumes, Pork, Recipes

Baked White Beans w/ Italian Sausage & Collard Greens

April 5, 2020 3 Comments

I wanted cassoulet the other day and that is essentially why this pot of Baked White Beans happened. Lately, memorable restaurant meals have been flitting before my eyes. I dream of the agnolotti from my favorite Italian haunt and revisit every slurp of ramen and sip of ice-cold beer I experienced at the izakaya down the street. But mostly, I am haunted by memories of the cassoulet from La Palette on Queen West here in Toronto. And it’s not just the dish itself, it’s the staff, the decor, everything I felt sitting at that handsome bar. But I won’t be sitting at that bar again anytime soon. And I somehow doubt there is Toulouse sausage within walking distance from my house.